Saturday, October 27, 2012

Saturday Snapshot ... My Culinary Bucket List

I love to cook and bake and create good food, but like everyone who cooks, there are certain dishes that have intimidated me over the years. Last year, I sat down and made a 'culinary bucket list' - a list of dishes that I really want to make before I am relegated to applesauce and prune juice ...

This past week, I conquered ... eclairs! I have to tell you. They were so good ! I'm not sure what the next item will be ... over the past year, I've crossed handmade aioli, madeleines, gnocchi, gateaux de crepes, and a lattice-topped pie off my list ... there are still so many more, though!

What's on your culinary bucket list?

This post is linked to Alyce's weekly photoshare over at athomewithbooks . Click the link and go see what other folks are sharing today ... there are a bunch of links already! Read up on the rules of the photoshare and post yours too!

The eclairs look divine!I've crossed off gnocchi, home-made chicken stock and pavlova from my list.My next cooking challenge is to make something inspiring with lentils (I bought some puys lentils at the Adelaide Central Markets recently and now looking for the right recipe...any thoughts?)

Ha! Funny that you mention chicken soup, as my next is matzo balls ina good chicken soup - the chicken soup I'm comfortable with, but the matzo balls are the challenge! As for your lentils, Ina Garten has a wonderful lentil and sausage stew that is truly French-inspired.

Oh, my gosh, I LOVE eclairs - one of my all-time favorite sweets! But I am currently gluten-free and dairy-free, so will have to settle for drooling over your photos! They look wonderful - congratulations!